a girl on a bicycle coming from the other direction, stopped in middle of the pavement and said, “my god, you’re all wearing sarees and walking down the road, you’re looking so good, it’s like someone’s modelling...” words to that effect. a young singaporean chinese girl, she was delighted. we gawked, then beamed. we were strolling down scotts on our way to various bus stops after lunch at the tanglin club, our disposable masks on thanks to covid 19. as i got onto 105, the chinese bus driver said from behind his mask, “aap kaisa hai?”... how are you. taken aback, i forgot my hindi and mumbled, “achha hai.”
paisa wasool – worth every penny – saree wearing what.
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sarees tell stories | orange handspun odisha khadi tussar from vani vrtti, 2020. found this bengaluru based shop specializing in odisha weaves on instagram.
